Dave Nelson vs. Heinie Sand — Career Comparison

Dave Nelson
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueSecond BasemanAll-Star
Heinie Sand
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueShortstop

Dave Nelson and Heinie Sand are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 98 for Dave Nelson, 100 for Heinie Sand), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 89 vs 87). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Dave Nelson and Heinie Sand

Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
813
169.67
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
848
144.18
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2875
600
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3529
600
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2578
538.02
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3033
515.67
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.676
0.676
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.717
0.717
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
630
131.48
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
781
132.79
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
514
107.27
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
586
99.63
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
77
16.07
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
24.65
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
19
3.97
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
5.44
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
4.17
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 600 PA
18
3.06
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
116
24.21
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
195
33.15
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
265.61
55.43
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
395.3
67.21
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
805
168
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1044
177.5
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
863
180.1
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1178
200.28
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.618
0.618
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.591
0.591
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.647
0.647
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
340
70.96
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
457
77.7
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
44.03
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
251
42.67
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
531
110.82
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
690
117.31
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
276.82
57.77
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432.23
73.49
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
2.71
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
2.55
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
220
45.91
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
64.95
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.09
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
392
81.81
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
57.81
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
7.33
7.33
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.38
10.38
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
0.56
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
1.12
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
48
10.02
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
99
16.83
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
3.34
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
51
10.64
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
39.03
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 600 PA
21
3.57
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
15.23
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 600 PA
8
1.36
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
260
54.26
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 600 PA
29
4.93
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
71.92
71.92
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.41
72.41

Fielding Stats for Dave Nelson and Heinie Sand

Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
1.14
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
841
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
1
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16696
27
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5565.1
9
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1229
1.99
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1873
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
2.49
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2561
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
0.15
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2856
4.62
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4698
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2766
4.47
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4434
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.85
96.85
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.38
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.935
3.935
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5.272
Dave Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.34
88.34
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
0.52
Heinie Sand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heinie Sand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0